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White House Finalizing New Policy On Space Traffic Management

By Marc Selinger

Monday, April 23rd, 2018

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The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on a new space traffic management policy designed to protect U.S. national security and commercial spacecraft amid growing congestion in space, Vice President Mike Pence announced April 16.The National Space Council, which Pence chairs, will soon send the proposed policy to President Donald Trump for his expected approval, the former Indiana governor said in a speech at the 34thannual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo.Pence said the policy is needed because space…

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